Simon is the Geospatial Lead at Whanganui District Council, a local government organisation in New Zealand. Simon is highly regarded throughout Australia and New Zealand as a leader in his field with 30+ years in the industry. He has provided GIS consulting services to organisations in New Zealand and Australia, focusing on FOSS4G desktop and web mapping solutions. In the 90’s and 00’s Simon was chair of the MapInfo User Group in New Zealand for 16 years. Simon has also been involved in organising recent FOSS4G SotM Oceania events and is co-chair of FOSS4G 2025 Auckland.